である

Formal, written form of “to be” or “is”

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Other forms

だ plain form

です polite form

ではない negative

であった past

であります very polite form

Copula

"To be" / "Is" (Formal/Written)

Serves as the literary and formal copula used to equate the subject with the predicate, primarily in written Japanese.

Example

彼の成功は、長年の努力の結果である。

His success is the result of many years of effort.

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である

Formal, written form of "to be" or "is"

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